276 A Treasure Map of Dragon Skin (1/2)
The vital energy within Emmie’s space was extremely rich.
Emmie had always been the one to absorb spiritual Qi, never the other way around, but this jade pendant could do the same.
Of course, as long as it was not energy directly sprayed upon the jade, the jade would not take it; it would just lay still. However, as long as it was something Emmie spurted onto it, it would be absorbed right away!
Emmie was utterly shocked.
”Ayaya…” Emmie whined, flipping the jade pendant again before making a swooping motion...
...to throw it out?
Yun Yang was stunned looking at the jade pendant that had just been tossed out from his deific consciousness.
Whatever it was, it was still an excellent piece of jade.
Emmie, greedy Emmie, that would take anything good, was turning it down?
”Ayaya…” Emmie’s tendrils waved around before the two of them separated to both sides listlessly. It looked just like a person with arms spread out to make a helpless shrug.
I can’t absorb it, and it's taking in my vitality to boot – why would I keep it?
”It’s a great gem, but you can’t ingest it?”
Yun Yang’s eyes were bulging with shock. The jade was definitely a gem, the energy contained within abundant, but Emmie could not consume it?
He scratched his head.
It seemed that this little thing was indeed a gem, perhaps even the gem of gems! He was yet to penetrate its secrets; he would leave it to fate then!
Yun Yang thrust the jade pendant into his robe.
He Hanqing couldn't figure it out, but perhaps I might have better luck.
He left the jade pendant aside and went through other items.
Upon scanning the belongings, a small parcel that was folded into a square came to view. Yun Yang opened it to find a torn leather scrap with lines penned on it.
The leather looked rather familiar.
Yun Yang instantly recalled the strange leather he had retrieved from Han Wufei’s place. It seemed to look similar...
He pulled at the skin forcefully, realizing that this piece of leather was the same as the previous one he had found – indestructible and unusually resilient!
He then took out the leather from Han Wufei and placed beside this piece of skin. Upon more cautious comparison, one of the edges matched but the middle portion was still missing by a fair bit.
”It looks like… this is a complete drawing.”
Yun Yang frowned and studied the pieces, murmuring, ”It’s only a corner upon putting these two pieces together… a lot is still missing in the middle. There have to be at least five more snippets to be able to know the complete contents of this picture.”
”It's odd that Han Wufei had one. His level was not the highest, so he might have gotten a treasure map or a map to some mysterious place by chance; the drawing’s significance might not be all that great… but the problem now is – He Hanqing actually has one as well!”
”Who was He Hanqing to keep such a drawing so carefully, not getting rid of it even when fleeing at the most critical of moments… it must be something!”
Yun Yang noticed sharply that He Hanqing’s piece was kept much carefully compared to Han Wufei’s! From a different point of view, it spoke of He Hanqing’s emphasis on this drawing.
”A gem indeed.”
Yun Yang tossed both the shreds of painting into his subconscious space, saying, ”Emmie, help me keep these. Remember not to eat them.”
”Ayaya? Ayaya…”
Emmue was quite curious about the material of both leather pieces, checking them as it rolled them up with its tendrils and suddenly cried out loud, ”Ayaya, ayaya, ayaya…”
”What?” Yung Yang turned his head abruptly, ”Are you’re saying that these are pieces of dragon skin?”
”Ayaya!” Emmie affirmed, its tendrils waving as it nodded seriously to confirm its reply.
A surge of emotions washed over Yun Yang.
Dragon skin!
This was a painting made from a dragon’s skin?
A dragon!
What did that mean? It was a mythical creature!
It could soar in the sky, tunnel through the ground; there was nothing it could not do for it was exceptionally powerful – a superbly mythical creature that had endless magic. Generation of emperors across the countries had taken dragon as the most honorable animal!
Truthfully, dragons were indeed only a myth in Tianxuan Continent for the most part. Everyone knew of such creatures but not even a handful of them had ever seen it. Yun Yang had always thought that dragon was but a symbol that did not exist in reality.
It was only a myth, an abstract – something spawned from an overactive imagination!
In spite of this, two remnants of a drawing he had with him now were actually made of dragon skin?
Yun Yang felt like he had to reevaluate his values and perceptions of the world now.
”Emmie, are you sure?” Yun Yang felt a little disorientated and subconsciously questioned Emmie's observation. He was like an ordinary person who was suddenly notified of the existence of immortals in this world and that what he had in his possession had originally belonged to the deities!
”Ayaya!” Emmie was upset at being doubted by Yun Yang.
How could I have mistaken this for the skin of a mere worm?
Hmph!
Yun Yang felt slightly faint, the enormity of the situation finally sinking in.